Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: Well they were a lot better than the Pats D. Today the Bills beat the best OC, the refs, and the Pats. The refs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just now, Ethan in Portland said: The refs? Yes, every time you play NE you also play the refs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, buffalojedwardo said: defense is soft and lacks a pass rush I feel like we're in a place right now where we can either rush the passer, or have gap integrity and not give up big chunks in the rushing game. It's not great to have to pick between them, but in most games being able to do one or the other (with this offense) will be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Just now, atlbillsfan1975 said: Yes, every time you play NE you also play the refs. Enlighten me. I must have missed all the calls that should have gone Buffalo's way today that didn't. Let's see they called holding on the Pats on a Jerry Hughes rush. They picked up the flag on Hughes roughness. They called two taunting penalties against the Pats. I saw a couple close PI calls that they let go both ways. They didn't call Dawkins for a hold on Allen's 4th down run. Williams was 8 yards downfield blocking on the Knox TD pass. That was the correct call. Help the rest of us that don't see the bias that you do. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97bills Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Kellyhero68 said: Defensive line has no pass rush moves. Straight bull rush most of the time. Where is Groot and Boogie? Rookies, that stud from Dallas doesn’t come often. But I get what your saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Italian Bills said: Today the defense had a poor performance. My grade is C- Subject does not match poll. Grade D- or you could argue for an incomplete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Ethan in Portland said: Enlighten me. I must have missed all the calls that should have gone Buffalo's way today that didn't. Let's see they called holding on the Pats on a Jerry Hughes rush. They picked up the flag on Hughes roughness. They called two taunting penalties against the Pats. I saw a couple close PI calls that they let go both ways. They didn't call Dawkins for a hold on Allen's 4th down run. Williams was 8 yards downfield blocking on the Knox TD pass. That was the correct call. Help the rest of us that don't see the bias that you do. Judging by your posts, I don’t have enough time or energy to enlighten you. You sounds like a sore loser right now. Are you a Pats fan or a Bills fan who wanted the Bills to lose so you could say “I told you.”? Edited December 27, 2021 by atlbillsfan1975 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydneyBillsFan Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 I wonder what our team sack total is this season? I am guessing we are bottom 10 in the NFL. It needs to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 WTF, I'll give them an A. They held the Cheats to 21 and won the turnover battle. If that third Cheats scoring drive worried you, it took like 10 minutes and the Bills D made them earn every inch. MacHeath just isn't consistent enough to overcome the Bills in the lead. By making them earn every inch, and not giving up any huge plays, the Bills D just choked the life out of the Cheats. Complementary football guys. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 B- The good: Pass defense. Coverage was great. Blitzes worked. They got turnovers when they needed them. Mac Jones looked thoroughly confused at times. The bad: run defense. DEs, LBs, and DBs all were undisciplined at times. They could not hold the line or keep the Pats RBs out of the end zone. Overall, they held the Pats offense to below their scoring average and won the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thurst44 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Is this a joke thread? We just beat the Patriots in Foxboro and held them to well below the yardage average for both them and the NFL. They are still the #1 defense by many metrics, including the one commonly used in the NFL. The D held the Pats to 3 & out on first drive, and definitively so, giving the offense the chance to take the lead. The only three drives the Pats had were about as far from easy as possible. Defense gets an A from me. It did what it needed to do in one of the unfriendliest environments in the NFL, and held the team under the average amount of yards and points and never put the team in any serious danger of losing. Criticism is fine, but why are some people coming here to negatively post against the team after a win over the Patriots in Foxboro that puts the Bills in a spot where they have an insanely good chance of winning the division? I'll never get this mentality. 1 hour ago, newcam2012 said: Not right now. The time is to enjoy the win! Also, how in the world is the Bills defense was terrible anyone's main takeaway from this game. Edited December 27, 2021 by thurst44 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshAllin Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 They need to work on the 4th and short plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Do people really have an issue with our pass rush today? Ridiculous. We were moving macnchz off his spot and made him uncomfortable the entire game. The patriot OL is a solid group and they got worked today. Our D played just fine. The pats were 1/10 on 3rd down. We forced 2 picks and Levi dropped a 3rd. B+ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Run defense doesn’t matter when Josh Allen has time to throw the football 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Edmunds had a lot of difficulty shedding blocks today. Early in the game Harris picked him up 1:1 in the backfield. No chip. Didn’t go low. Squared up and stopped Edmunds in his tracks. But pass rush machine, or something…. I really want to like Edmunds more than I do. I don’t want to get rid of him. But also don’t want to pay him. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Lots of confused people on this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Matt Milano had a less than average game than he usually plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoofHearted Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Mango said: Edmunds had a lot of difficulty shedding blocks today. Early in the game Harris picked him up 1:1 in the backfield. No chip. Didn’t go low. Squared up and stopped Edmunds in his tracks. But pass rush machine, or something…. I really want to like Edmunds more than I do. I don’t want to get rid of him. But also don’t want to pay him. That’s by design. If you are an interior rusher and you lose your first move you are a low box player and coached to hold the LoS until the QB steps up into the pocket. It’s the edge rushers job yo set the high box and force the QB to step up. The play you’re referring to has a stunt between Edmunds and Oliver where Oliver twisted off of Edmunds rush and came through Scott free because Edmonds did his job. Edited December 27, 2021 by HoofHearted 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
716er Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Still no pass rush Still no big plays from Edmunds Still over-persue Yet somehow were still top 3 in many defensive categories..... Bend don't break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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